// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE
r/etymology
› Discussing the origins of words and phrases, in English or any other language.
// MEMBERS
390,107
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
913
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
17y
› since 2009-02-06
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
// QUICK_ACTIONS
// Recent posts in r/etymology
[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]- 01 Looking for other words that pluralize like 'attorneys general' ↑ 109 · 2026-11-05
- 02 "Tycoon" is Japanese: 大君 (taikun), "great lord" ↑ 93 · 2026-11-06
- 03 One of my students asked me why everything bad is black and then said “ like black mail and black market” i didnt have an answer, looking for insight. ↑ 91 · 2026-11-06
- 04 I turned 48,790 French words into a navigable universe, with one galaxy per language of origin [OC] ↑ 61 · 2026-11-05
- 05 Is Greek "dora" related to Russian "подарок" and / or Spanish "dare"? ↑ 15 · 2026-11-05
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// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/etymology about? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/etymology is a Reddit community with 390,107 members. Discussing the origins of words and phrases, in English or any other language.
02 › How active is r/etymology? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/etymology has 390,107 subscribers and 913 posts in our index. It was created on 2009-02-06, 17 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/etymology? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
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